Acalypha alnifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha alnifolia
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and open deciduous forest, also in the plains along agriculture field borders
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Acalypha alnifolia
Acalypha alnifolia is an undershrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous and open deciduous forest, also in the plains along agriculture field borders. It occurs across India. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Acalypha alnifolia belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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